Lexus floor mat fix LOL

Boosted Josh · 10-09-2009, 10:48 AM

http://jalopnik.com/5377355/your-new...-crap/gallery/

This is what Toyota has come up with to fix the deadly floor mat problem.

montreal red · 10-09-2009, 10:50 AM

thats just retarded.... they should just put their pedals the way bmw makes them --- from the ground up!

Spec 1 · 10-09-2009, 03:55 PM

lol, ziptie it. Brilliant. That looks like one of my hack jobs.

jpsum · 10-09-2009, 04:46 PM

it says it's a "semi-permanent" fix. Whatever that means.

radix · 10-09-2009, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jpsum

it says it's a "semi-permanent" fix. Whatever that means.

Maybe it's a nod to the adage that there is no fix as permanent as a temporary one, but I doubt it.

jpsum · 10-09-2009, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by radix

Maybe it's a nod to the adage that there is no fix as permanent as a temporary one, but I doubt it.

It's pretty safe to say that the holes cut on the mat are permanent!

HapaVibe · 10-12-2009, 12:54 AM

A friend sent me that link. Is that solution for real? It looks like something The Onion would come up with. My wife has a 2009 Lexus AWD IS 250 that's affected by that recall. I can't believe they're going to use such a lame solution for Lexus.

I put the thick rubber mats (Weathertech) over the carpet mats. Both are held in place by the hooks and seem unlikely to come loose. Even if they come loose it seems unlikely that the pedal would get caught under the mats. Unlike the car in the accident, these mats are custom fit to the AWD IS 250 so they're not exceptionally long.

I think we are going to pass on this semi-permanent solution. My wife knows what to do in the unlikely event she gets a stuck accelerator.

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Spec 1 Faster in the Corners 52 Rep 1,062 Posts Drives: '91 E30, '05 ZX6-R, '06 300C Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	lol, ziptie it. Brilliant. That looks like one of my hack jobs. __________________ '91 M42 E30 - All sorts of goodies.
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HapaVibe Private 2 Rep 76 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Seoul iTrader: (0)	A friend sent me that link. Is that solution for real? It looks like something The Onion would come up with. My wife has a 2009 Lexus AWD IS 250 that's affected by that recall. I can't believe they're going to use such a lame solution for Lexus. I put the thick rubber mats (Weathertech) over the carpet mats. Both are held in place by the hooks and seem unlikely to come loose. Even if they come loose it seems unlikely that the pedal would get caught under the mats. Unlike the car in the accident, these mats are custom fit to the AWD IS 250 so they're not exceptionally long. I think we are going to pass on this semi-permanent solution. My wife knows what to do in the unlikely event she gets a stuck accelerator.
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